What color is #988195?

#988195 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988195?

The RGB value is 152, 129, 149: 152 red, 129 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988195?

The complementary color is #819884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988195 color

#988195 rgb(152, 129, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #988195 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 50.6% green and 58.4% blue (152, 129, 149).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#988195 color codes

HEX	`#988195`
RGB	`rgb(152, 129, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 50.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.63, 12.44, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.63, 14.5, 329.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.223, 24.546, 31.784)`
Decimal	`9994645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988195, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #988195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #988195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988195; }
.text { color: #988195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 129 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988195, #98818a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #988195?: #988195 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988195?: The RGB value is 152, 129, 149: 152 red, 129 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988195?: The complementary color is #819884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.